The Empire's fate depends on this battle. Let every man do his utmost duty.

皇国の興廃この一戦にあり、各員一層奮���努力せよ。

Tōgō Heihachirō

Military Strategists

Tōgō Heihachirō

The admiral who destroyed the Russian Baltic Fleet at the Battle of Tsushima (1905) — the most decisive naval victory since Trafalgar. Togo Heihachiro's calm mastery of modern naval warfare made Japan a world power overnight and established him as 'the Nelson of the East' in Western estimation.

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Tōgō Heihachirō's Other Quotes

One gun that hits with every shot can match a hundred guns that hit one in a hundred.

The ancients said: after victory, tighten the cords of your helmet.

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